Get Involved with Marine Rescue NSW
There are many benefits to volunteering with Marine Rescue NSW.
You’ll meet new people, learn new skills, serve your community and help us in our mission of saving lives on the water.
Our members come from all walks of life and there’s a job for almost everyone at their local unit, whether it’s monitoring and maintaining radio communications, crewing an offshore search and rescue vessel, or providing fundraising, administrative or other support.
We are an inclusive organisation committed to reflecting the community we serve.
If you’d like to be part of a growing, vibrant organisation providing vital safety services to the boating community, we welcome you to apply to become a volunteer with us.
Our volunteer roles:
Our radio operators monitor the airwaves around-the-clock for emergency calls from boaters in distress and dispatch rescue teams in response to emergencies and other incidents. They maintain vital communications during rescue operations and also provide a range of essential safety services.
Our rescue vessel crews are equipped with state-of-the-art vessels for their life-saving work to respond to emergencies and other incidents on the water, returning thousands of boaters home safely each year.
Every frontline team needs a support crew. Our volunteers also take on important unit training, management, fundraising, maintenance, catering and other administrative roles needed to maintain operational standards and readiness.
Skills:
If you have marine skills already… GREAT.
If not, we can teach you everything from the ground up including getting your NSW Maritime Boating Licence, First Aid and your Marine Radio Operators Certificate of Proficiency.
We are also keen to recruit people with administration skills including accountancy and other backgrounds including engineering, electrical, carpentry and plumbing to assist in the smooth running of a Unit.
Interested?
Just call in to the Marine base on the Forster breakwall on Monday or Thursday morning. There will be someone there who can give you all the information you need.
Or click on the “EXPRESSION OF INTEREST” button below.
Be sure to tick your preferred Marine Rescue unit/s and one of our members will be in touch with you!
We look forward to meeting you…
